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WTI Price Analysis: 100-hour SMA is capping upside

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude is currently trading near $65 per barrel. 

Oil broke higher from the hourly chart bearish channel during Wednesday's US trading hours. So far, however, the breakout has failed to invite stronger buying pressure, leaving the 100-hour Simple Moving Average (SMA) hurdle intact. 

The SMA is currently lined up at $65.06. The average proved a tough nut to crack on Wednesday. 

A convincing move above the SMA would revive the immediate bullish view, opening the doors for a retest of the March 8 high of $67.98. 

Meanwhile, acceptance under the 200-hour SMA located at $63.15 would shift risk in favor of a deeper correction. 

Hourly chart

Trend: Bullish above 100-hour SMA

Technical levels

WTI

Overview
Today last price65.04
Today Daily Change0.26
Today Daily Change %0.40
Today daily open64.78
 
Trends
Daily SMA2061.69
Daily SMA5056.47
Daily SMA10050.04
Daily SMA20045.23
 
Levels
Previous Daily High64.91
Previous Daily Low63.11
Previous Weekly High66.27
Previous Weekly Low59.17
Previous Monthly High63.72
Previous Monthly Low51.6
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%64.22
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%63.8
Daily Pivot Point S163.63
Daily Pivot Point S262.47
Daily Pivot Point S361.82
Daily Pivot Point R165.43
Daily Pivot Point R266.07
Daily Pivot Point R367.23

Author

Omkar Godbole

Omkar Godbole

FXStreet Contributor

Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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